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Kristin Melbye: Support for banning guns on campus

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10/04/2012 01:00:00 AM MDT

Sunday's Camera featured a front page article regarding weapons on the CU campus quoting a law student, Katherine Whitney, "No one really knows what a student who carries on campus looks like" with her photo next to her quote. Now, anyone reading the Camera, knows that this young women, easily identified from her photo, has a small gun concealed in her purse which makes her feel more secure as she walks home from class in the dark. Having had my purse snatched twice, however not in Boulder, I wonder if this young woman should have a holster. When the attacker/robber jumps from the bushes or wherever, I can't imagine having the time to reach into the "structured purse" to grab the gun, free the lock, and shoot the perceived attacker. A can of pepper spray in her pocket would do the trick. And, if her purse is snatched, the robber will have the gun. There is a chance she could be killed by her own weapon, a horrible tragedy. The NRA employs a flotilla of lawyers, and this young woman obviously would be a good hire there. I wish CU success in their attempt to ban guns on campus.

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